IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · New York

Communication and Journalism colleges in New York, ranked by graduates

40 colleges in New York awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in 2023: 3,905 degrees, 5.7% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Syracuse University graduated the most (492, 14.7% of its class). 16 of the 40 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 69%; the most selective is New York University at 9%.

Colleges

in New York, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

3,905

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

5.7%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

69%

16 public, 24 private

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Communication and Journalism colleges in New York

Every New York college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its communication and journalism page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Syracuse University	Private	492	14.7%	46%	1400
2	New York University	Private	382	4.8%	9%	1530
3	University at Buffalo	Public	281	5.9%	74%	1330
4	Ithaca College	Private	207	22.1%	69%	1280
5	Pace University	Private	195	11.6%	76%	1220
6	Fordham University	Private	177	8.4%	59%	1370
7	Hofstra University	Private	159	13.1%	68%	1310
8	Marist University	Private	158	14.6%	57%	1300
9	University at Albany	Public	154	5.4%	69%	1260
10	SUNY Oswego	Public	148	10.4%	81%	1180
11	SUNY New Paltz	Public	137	9.4%	62%	1180
12	Baruch College	Public	136	3.9%	48%	1180
13	St. John's University	Private	101	5.6%	83%	1280
14	SUNY Oneonta	Public	97	8%	70%	1180
15	Brooklyn College	Public	90	3.7%	58%	1180
16	Queens College (NY)	Public	82	3.2%	64%	1120
17	Cornell University	Private	75	1.9%	9%	1550
18	SUNY Plattsburgh	Public	67	7.6%	78%	1180
19	Stony Brook University	Public	66	1.5%	49%	1400
20	Buffalo State University	Public	61	5.6%	73%	1180
21	SUNY Brockport	Public	56	4.4%	71%	1180
22	Rochester Institute of Technology	Private	55	2.2%	67%	1380
23	SUNY Geneseo	Public	48	5.2%	66%	1180
24	CUNY Staten Island	Public	46	3.5%	92%	1100
25	SUNY Fredonia	Public	46	7%	78%	1180
26	St. Lawrence University	Private	46	9.4%	54%	1230
27	Canisius University	Private	42	11.1%	72%	1160
28	Iona University	Private	37	6.6%	87%	1150
29	Hobart College	Private	33	9.3%	64%	1230
30	St. Bonaventure University	Private	31	7.8%	82%	1200
31	Adelphi University	Private	31	2.8%	66%	1230
32	Mercy University	Private	31	2.5%	86%	1150
33	Utica University	Private	23	3.2%	92%	1230
34	Long Island University	Private	22	1.6%	86%	1120
35	University of Rochester	Private	21	1.2%	40%	1460
36	St. John Fisher University	Private	17	2.6%	66%	1230
37	Vassar College	Private	17	2.9%	19%	1490
38	Clarkson University	Private	13	2.1%	77%	1330
39	Molloy University	Private	13	1.8%	82%	1150
40	SUNY Potsdam	Public	12	2.7%	78%	1180

Questions about communication and journalism colleges in New York

What is the best college for communication and journalism in New York?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest communication and journalism programs in New York are Syracuse University (492), New York University (382), University at Buffalo (281). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every New York college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in New York offer communication and journalism?

40 four-year colleges in New York awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in communication and journalism in 2023, 16 public and 24 private, for 3,905 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for communication and journalism in New York?

At the 16 public universities on this list, New York residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Communication and Journalism elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All communication and journalism colleges, nationally →TX · 35 AL · 15 NC · 23 AZ · 4 AR · 9 TN · 18 IN · 21 KY · 14 FL · 27 ID · 3 MA · 14 OH · 25 IL · 25 UT · 6 RI · 6 CA · 45 MI · 18 SC · 16 CO · 10 NE · 6 All colleges in New York →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.